It takes the average reader 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age by A. J. Hoving
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In 1671, Dutch diplomat and scientist Nicolaes Witsen published a book that served, among other things, as an encyclopedia for the “shell-first” method of ship construction. In the centuries since, Witsen’s rather convoluted text has also become a valuable source for insights into historical shipbuilding methods and philosophies during the “Golden Age” of Dutch maritime trade. However, as André Wegener Sleeswyk’s foreword notes, Witsen’s work is difficult to access not only for its seventeenth-century Dutch language but also for the vagaries of its author’s presentation. Fortunately for...
Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age by A. J. Hoving is 310 pages long, and a total of 77,500 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age aloud.
Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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